TIL Tag: iran
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- Russians have visited Iran at least twice in last month to examine weapons-capable drones
July 16, 2022 - Iran has "categorically" denied any link with Salman Rushdie's attacker – but blamed the writer himself.
August 15, 2022 - Iran protests: Women burn headscarves in anti-hijab protests
September 21, 2022 - CNN cancels interview with Iranian president over headscarf demand
September 22, 2022 - Iran restricts internet as Mahsa Amini protest deaths mount and UN calls for investigation
September 24, 2022 - Elnaz Rekabi: Crowd greet Iranian climber who broke hijab rule on return
October 19, 2022 - White House says Iran sent personnel to Crimea to train Russians to use drones.
October 21, 2022 - Iranian who made Paris airport home for 18 years dies.
November 13, 2022 - World Cup 2022: Iran players decline to sing national anthem.
November 22, 2022 - Iran's football federation has complained to Fifa after the Islamic Republic emblem was removed from its flag in social media posts by the United States team. The US said they decided not to use Iran's official flag to show "support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights", amid mass anti-government protests in the country.
November 28, 2022 - Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team's World Cup exit.
November 30, 2022 - Iran to disband morality police amid ongoing protests, says attorney general
December 4, 2022 - blasts heard in Kyiv city centre; mayor says 10 Iran-made drones shot down.
December 14, 2022 - Ukraine shoots down 16 Iranian-made drones.
December 30, 2022 - Iran hangs two more protesters
January 7, 2023 - Alireza Akbari: Iran executes British-Iranian dual national
January 14, 2023 - Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline, sources reveal
February 12, 2023 - US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal
September 18, 2023 - Biden confirms Israel visit as Iran warns against Gaza offensive
October 17, 2023 - Tanker hit off India coast by drone from Iran, says US
December 24, 2023 - More than 100 people killed in twin blasts near slain Iran commander's grave
January 3, 2024 - Islamic State claims responsibility for Iran attack; Palestinians to lead Gaza after war, says Israeli minister
January 4, 2024 - Pakistan condemns deadly Iranian missile strike on its territory as an 'unprovoked violation'
January 17, 2024 - Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes on Iran, with reports of seven killed
January 18, 2024 - Senior Iran Revolutionary Guard officials killed in Syria strike blamed on Israel
January 20, 2024 - Israeli military says 99% of Iran's 300 drones and missiles intercepted; Biden denounces 'unprecedented' attack
April 14, 2024 - UK foreign secretary condemns 'reckless' Iran attack on Israel as UN chief says region on 'brink'
April 15, 2024 - Israel carried out a strike inside Iran, US official says, in a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict
April 19, 2024 - Helicopter in Iranian president's convoy crashes
May 19, 2024 - Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash
May 20, 2024 - Iran's presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes
June 29, 2024 - Top Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran
July 31, 2024 - Trump campaign says its internal messages hacked by Iran
August 11, 2024 - Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal
September 14, 2024 - Iran launches barrage of missiles at Israel
October 1, 2024 - IDF 'preparing response' to Iran attack as Macron urges halt to arms deliveries to Israel
October 5, 2024 - Israel hits Iran with retaliatory air strikes
October 26, 2024 - Justice department charges Iran Revolutionary Guard member with trying to kill Trump
November 8, 2024 - Israel's Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees 'eye-to-eye' with Trump on Iran
November 10, 2024 - Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites
February 17, 2025 - Trevor Lock, hero of Iranian embassy siege, dies aged 85
April 1, 2025 - Trump signs ban on travel to US by nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Haiti and Iran
June 5, 2025 - US to partially evacuate embassy in Iraq as Iran tensions rise
June 12, 2025 - Israel strikes Iran, killing military chiefs and scientists, as Trump warns Tehran to agree nuclear deal
June 13, 2025 - Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran
June 14, 2025 - Iran missiles cause multiple casualties in Israel as Israeli strikes hit Tehran oil depot
June 15, 2025 - Iran launches fresh missile strikes on Israel as conflict enters fourth day
June 16, 2025 - Trump will not sign joint G7 statement on de-escalation between Israel and Iran
June 16, 2025 - Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
June 17, 2025 - Israeli hospital damaged and injuries reported in wave of Iranian missile strikes
June 19, 2025 - Trump to allow up to 2 weeks for diplomacy before deciding on US strike in Iran
June 19, 2025 - foreign ministers from Europe and Iran to hold talks as US says it is still deciding whether to join war
June 20, 2025 - Iran and Israel exchange strikes after Iran rules out nuclear talks while under attack
June 21, 2025 - US bombs Iran nuclear sites and Tehran warns of 'everlasting consequences'
June 22, 2025 - Trump floats regime change to 'make Iran great again' as region braces for Iranian response to US strikes
June 23, 2025 - Trump says Israel and Iran have agreed to 'complete and total' ceasefire
June 23, 2025 - Trump lashes out at Israel and Iran as he accuses both of violating ceasefire
June 24, 2025 - US strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear programme, intelligence report says
June 24, 2025 - CIA director says Iran's nuclear sites 'severely damaged'
June 26, 2025 - Iran holds state funeral for officials killed by Israeli strikes
June 28, 2025 - Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report
June 29, 2025 - US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister tells BBC
June 30, 2025 - Iranians asked to limit water use as temperatures hit 50C and reservoirs are depleted
July 22, 2025 - Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump
August 23, 2025 - Sweeping UN sanctions on Iran come into effect after nuclear talks fail
September 28, 2025 - Iran confirms seizure of tanker carrying petrochemical cargo
November 15, 2025 - Iran turns to cloud-seeding as historic drought causes driest fall in 50 years
November 17, 2025 - Trump mulls 'very strong' military options as hundreds killed in Iran protests
January 12, 2026 - Almost 650 killed in Iran protests, rights group says, as supreme leader issues warning to US
January 12, 2026 - Trump 'immediately' imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 13, 2026 - Iran protester 'to be executed tomorrow', rights group says, as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown
January 13, 2026 - Trump warns US will 'take very strong action' if Iran starts executing arrested protesters
January 14, 2026 - Iran protest killings have halted, Trump claims, as Tehran says executions are 'out of the question'
January 15, 2026 - Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters' bodies, BBC told
January 16, 2026 - Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in 'inhuman, savage manner'
January 17, 2026 - Iranian government braces for possible attack as US navy arrives in region
January 26, 2026 - EU designates Iran's revolutionary guard as terrorist organisation
January 29, 2026 - Netanyahu to meet Trump as Iran nuclear talks reach critical stage
February 11, 2026 - US military ready for possible Iran strikes but Trump yet to make decision, reports say
February 19, 2026 - Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran deal reached
February 19, 2026 - Trump changed mind on Chagos deal ‘after UK blocked use of Diego Garcia for Iran strikes’
February 20, 2026 - US and Iran begin talks seen as crucial to prevent conflict
February 26, 2026 - Israel says it has launched attack on Iran, as explosions reported in Tehran
February 28, 2026 - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israel attack
March 1, 2026 - Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon exchange fire as conflict widens after attack on Iran
March 2, 2026 - Spain denies US permission to use jointly operated bases to attack Iran
March 2, 2026 - Israel launches new attacks on Tehran and Beirut as Iran closes critical Strait of Hormuz
March 2, 2026 - Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council meeting on children in conflict amid Iran strikes
March 3, 2026 - Global south condemns US-Israeli war with Iran
March 3, 2026 - Turkey says NATO shot down Iranian missile headed toward its airspace, as US sub torpedoed Iranian warship in Indian Ocean
March 4, 2026 - Democrats’ Iran war powers push fails in the Senate
March 4, 2026 - Trump demands say in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader; Israel tells hundreds of thousands to flee Beirut
March 5, 2026 - US temporarily lets India buy Russian oil amid energy fears; Israeli military launches strikes on Beirut
March 6, 2026 - Iran’s president apologises to neighbouring countries as Israel pounds Tehran
March 7, 2026 - Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba chosen as Iran’s new supreme leader
March 9, 2026 - UAE and Turkey intercept Iranian missiles, as UK chancellor warns inflation rate likely to rise due to war
March 9, 2026 - Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say
March 10, 2026 - US says 16 Iranian mine-laying ships 'eliminated', as Iran launches attacks across region
March 11, 2026 - Iranian minister says country will not play in World Cup
March 11, 2026 - We attacked Iran with no clear plan for regime change, Israeli security sources say
March 12, 2026 - British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes
March 13, 2026 - Iran's supreme leader 'likely disfigured', Hegseth says as strikes hit Tehran's ability to build more weapons
March 13, 2026 - FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
March 14, 2026 - US embassy in Baghdad hit by strike as Trump says military targets 'obliterated' on Iran's key oil island
March 14, 2026 - Crucial UAE port targeted in attack as Trump says military targets on Iran's key oil island 'obliterated'
March 14, 2026 - US orders Americans out of Iraq as Trump renews calls for allies to secure strait of Hormuz
March 14, 2026 - Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
March 15, 2026 - Trump steps up pressure on European allies to help protect strait of Hormuz
March 16, 2026 - US embassy in Iraq hit by drone strike as several Western leaders call for de-escalation in Lebanon
March 17, 2026 - ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’: Trump-appointed intelligence official resigns over Iran war
March 17, 2026 - Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ entire South Pars gasfield if Iran strikes Qatar
March 19, 2026 - FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say
March 19, 2026 - Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japan's PM
March 19, 2026 - US removes sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil
March 21, 2026 - Trump says US considering 'winding down' war in Iran but other nations must guard Hormuz
March 21, 2026 - Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will ‘obliterate’ its power plants
March 22, 2026 - Trump postpones military strikes on Iranian power plants for a five day period
March 23, 2026 - Iranian military says US is 'negotiating with itself' after Trump says Tehran wants deal 'so badly'
March 25, 2026 - Australia bans Iranian tourists with valid visas for six months
March 26, 2026 - Israel says it has killed Iran's navy chief overseeing Strait of Hormuz blockade
March 26, 2026 - President Trump said the US will hold off on targeting Iranian energy sites another 10 days as ‘talks are ongoing’ with Tehran
March 27, 2026 - Iran says its forces are 'waiting' for US ground troops, as more American marines arrive in region
March 29, 2026 - Trump raises prospect of taking Iran’s oil and again weighs seizing Kharg Island
March 30, 2026 - Spain closes airspace to US military over Iran war, widening rift with US
March 30, 2026 - US gas hits $4 as Trump tells other nations to ‘go get your own oil’
March 31, 2026 - Trump says US will 'leave' Iran in two to three weeks as Tehran says it has 'necessary will' to end war
April 1, 2026 - Trump says he's considering leaving Nato as Starmer says UK will host talks on Strait of Hormuz
April 1, 2026 - Iran says at least five people killed by US-Israeli attacks during US pilot rescue operation
April 5, 2026 - Tehran accuses Trump of ‘reckless moves’ after expletive-ridden threat against Iran’s infrastructure
April 5, 2026 - Trump says he is ‘not at all’ worried about possible war crimes as his deadline for Iran nears
April 7, 2026 - Explosions reported on strategic Iranian island
April 7, 2026 - US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire as Tehran says it will reopen strait of Hormuz
April 8, 2026 - Israeli attacks on Lebanon were 'grave violation' of US-Iran ceasefire deal, Iranian minister tells BBC
April 9, 2026 - Tankers urged not to pay toll to Iran for use of strait
April 10, 2026 - US and Iranian envoys arrive in Islamabad for conditional peace talks
April 11, 2026 - Iran-US peace talks fail to reach deal as Washington issues 'final offer'
April 12, 2026 - Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure
April 12, 2026 - Trump says US will blockade the strait of Hormuz immediately
April 12, 2026 - Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC fights in Miami as peace talks with Iran fail
April 12, 2026 - US and Iran in indirect talks to extend two-week ceasefire
April 16, 2026 - Iran says Strait of Hormuz is 'open' as Trump says US blockade will continue until deal reached
April 17, 2026 - Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says
April 18, 2026 - Shipping halts in Strait of Hormuz as Iranian official calls for Trump to lift ‘foolish’ blockade
April 19, 2026 - US Navy intercepts and seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Trump says
April 19, 2026 - ceasefire under pressure as Iran says it has no plans for talks after US seizes ship
April 20, 2026 - Trump says he will extend ceasefire with Iran until negotiations conclude
April 21, 2026 - Iran says it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz
April 22, 2026 - Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships
April 23, 2026 - Iran's Araghchi in Islamabad for talks as US envoys set to travel to Pakistan
April 25, 2026 - Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war
April 25, 2026 - Trump claims King 'agrees' Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapon in White House banquet speech
April 29, 2026 - Oil jumps to highest price since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options
April 30, 2026 - Trump tells Congress ceasefire means he does not need their approval for Iran war
May 1, 2026 - US threatens shipping firms with sanctions if they pay Iran tolls
May 2, 2026 - Trump says Iran has not yet ‘paid a big enough price’ as he reviews new peace proposal
May 3, 2026 - Trump says US will start escorting ships through Strait of Hormuz
May 3, 2026 - UAE reports large fire at oil port as it accuses Iran of missile and drone attacks
May 4, 2026 - Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance
May 5, 2026 - Secretary of State Rubio said military operation in Iran is over.
May 5, 2026 - Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?
May 6, 2026 - Trump shelved ‘Project Freedom’ after Saudis refused use of bases and airspace
May 7, 2026 - Trump says US-Iran ceasefire still in place after exchange of fire in Strait of Hormuz
May 8, 2026 - Iran demands guarantees for World Cup participation
May 10, 2026 - 'Floating armoury' ship reportedly seized by Iran
May 14, 2026 - GOP leaders abruptly cancel House vote on Iran war powers, shielding Trump from rebuke
May 22, 2026 - Trump claims peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open
May 24, 2026 - Iran says progress made on many issues with US but warns deal not ‘imminent’
May 25, 2026 - Iran soccer team yet to secure visas for World Cup
May 25, 2026 - US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
May 26, 2026 - Iran condemns US strikes as 'gross violation' of ceasefire
May 26, 2026 - No deal announced after Trump meeting to make 'final determination' on Iran
May 30, 2026 - Iran suspends talks with US over Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, state media reports
June 1, 2026 - US and Iran launch new strikes, as Kuwait says airport hit by Iranian drones
June 3, 2026 - Sailors stressed and exhausted after months trapped by Strait of Hormuz blockade
June 3, 2026 - US House votes to rein in Trump's war powers in rebuke over Iran
June 4, 2026 - Israel strikes Iran despite Trump plea as Middle East crisis threatens to escalate
June 8, 2026 - Tehran lambasts US ‘obstruction’ of Iran’s soccer team as players land in Mexico ahead of World Cup
June 8, 2026 - US Central Command says it is conducting strikes against multiple targets for the second straight day as talks to end the war drag on
June 10, 2026 - Trump threatens ‘very hard’ attack on Iran tonight and says US will seize Kharg island
June 11, 2026 - Trump claims deal to end Iran war near as Tehran says 'nothing' finalised
June 12, 2026 - Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed on Sunday as Tehran casts doubt on timing
June 14, 2026 - US and Iran say peace deal reached as European leaders warn Tehran ‘must never acquire a nuclear weapon’
June 15, 2026 - JD Vance says US-Iran deal ‘very general’ with many details yet to be negotiated
June 16, 2026 - Trump warns Iran deal 'not final' ahead of formal signing on Friday
June 17, 2026 - Trump invokes law to increase weapons production after Iran war depleted US stocks
June 18, 2026 - US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'
June 18, 2026 - US denies Iran's claim to have closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon
June 20, 2026 - Trump threatens Iranian delegation while Vance holds talks with them
June 21, 2026 - Congress passes war powers measure for first time, rebuking Trump's war with Iran
June 24, 2026 - Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
June 26, 2026 - Senate walks back rebuke of Trump over Iran war
June 26, 2026 - Iran says it struck US military targets as Strait of Hormuz tensions strain agreement
June 27, 2026 - Donald Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after crossfire over Hormuz
June 28, 2026 - Huge crowds gather in Iran for dayslong funeral and public mourning for slain supreme leader
July 4, 2026 - Iran fires at American military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after US hits dozens of Iranian targets
July 8, 2026 - Trump says memorandum of understanding with Iran is ‘over’ but talks can continue
July 8, 2026 - US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
July 9, 2026 - Iran supreme leader calls for revenge for father's killing
July 11, 2026 - US launches fresh strikes as Iran closes Strait of Hormuz
July 12, 2026 - Trump reinstates Iran port blockade and imposes 20% charge on cargo passing through Hormuz
July 13, 2026 - Iran hits two UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz as US carries out third night of strikes
July 14, 2026 - Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
July 14, 2026 - Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks
July 15, 2026 - US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say
July 16, 2026 - US launches new strikes as Iran says civilian infrastructure hit
July 17, 2026 - Iran vows not a ‘single drop’ of oil or gas will pass strait of Hormuz as US carries out ninth night of strikes
July 20, 2026 - Trump says Iran ‘going to get a beating’ as fresh fighting shatters calm
July 29, 2026 - US launches 'heavy' strikes on Iran after attempted attack on American troops
July 30, 2026 - Egypt struck for first time as US-Iran conflict pulls in more countries
July 30, 2026 - Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
August 2, 2026 - Trump says Iran ‘unbelievably duplicitous’ and US blockade will continue until ‘deal or total surrender’
August 3, 2026 - Trump reportedly hid in catering container to board secret flight in Turkey amid Iran threat
August 11, 2026 - Trump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’
August 14, 2026 - Trump says no talks taking place with Iran as global oil prices now highest since July
August 18, 2026 - Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
August 21, 2026 - US and Iran trade attacks, marking first major military escalation in a month
August 31, 2026